And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Utah State Aggies
75 – 71
FINAL Conference
UNLV Rebels
Mountain West Conference · Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · January 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money USU -333 / UNLV +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +4 146 Won
Massey USU -8.1 (-4.1) — —
Massey Totals — 154.3 (-8.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -7.1 (-3.1) 153.3 (-7.3) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -6.9 (-2.9) 153.6 (-7.6) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -6.2 (-2.2) 151.2 (-5.2) 74% ✓
Baseline ML USU -6.7 (-2.7) 151.5 (-5.5) 76% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 USU 80 – 60 UNLV
Mar 4, 2026 UNLV 92 – 65 USU
Jan 21, 2026 UNLV 86 – 76 USU
Mar 14, 2025 USU 70 – 58 UNLV
Jan 30, 2025 USU 76 – 71 UNLV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU UNLV
Overall 26-9 19-13
Conference 13-5 7-11
Home 14-2 9-7
Away 7-4 5-5
Neutral 5-3 5-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.4 72.6
Avg Pts Against 69.9 70.5
Massey 11.0 (#35) 6.8 (#80)
Bradley-Terry 1.89 (#40) 1.33 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#32) 2.05 (#55)
RPI 0.609 (#25) 0.583 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors USU UNLV
FG% 47.6% 42.7%
3PT% 41.2% 32.5%
REB / G 36.7 34.4
OREB / G 8.4 10.9
AST / TO 1.42 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 49.2%
TOV% 16.8% 18.0%
ORB% 26.1% 29.2%
FT Rate 27.3% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 27.5%
DRB% 78.0% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 18.1%

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